Quenching vessel
US8012436B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2672
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A quenching vessel being, in use, vertically elongated and provided with an inlet for gas at its upper end, an outlet for cooled gas at its lower end defining a pathway for a gas flow directed downwardly, the vessel being provided at its upper end with a first internal tubular wall part which wall part has an opening fluidly connected to the inlet for gas and wherein the tubular wall part is connected at its lower end with a divergent conical part having walls which are inclined outwardly in the direction of the pathway for gas, wherein an arrangement of more than one nozzle for atomisation and spraying a liquid quench medium in a downward direction into the pathway for the gas flow are present in the space enclosed by the divergent conical part.
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